British House of Lords Member Lord Nazir Ahmed Sunday criticised Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s Kashmir and India policy, saying that Sharif wants to gain support of Kashmiris then he must change his stance on India.
He said that Sharif should reconsider his foreign policy initiatives of developing good ties with India and urged Pakistan to give a “fierce response” to the attacks on Sialkot and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) border by Indian troops.
“If there can be a referendum in Scotland then why not in Kashmir?” questioned Lord Nazir during a press conference held in Islamabad with former Azad Kashmir PM Barrister Sultan.
Criticising Indian politics, Lord Nazir reportedly said, “Extremist political parties in India always win elections through provocation.”
He blamed dams constructed in Indian Kashmir as a reason for the flood disaster in Pakistan while dismissing Indian PM Narendra Modi’s offer to help flood victims in Azad Kashmir a futile move.
Barrister Sultan Mahmood said that he would hold a march to raise awareness about the Kashmir issue in Britain and also to raise funds for the flood victims.